How does one travel in Yili, Xinjiang?

1⃣️Recommended route for Yili River Valley in Xinjiang: Sailimu Lake—Karakojun—Qiongkushitai—Xiahta. Among them, only Qiongkushitai does not require a ticket and can be entered for free. 2⃣️If one travels to Xinjiang alone and charters a car to tour the Yili River Valley route, you can book a charter driver online in advance, the price will be relatively cheaper than offline, during the off-season in May and June, the daily charter price is about 200-300 yuan per day. 3⃣️If one goes to Xinjiang alone and wants to minimize transportation costs, you can first fly or take a train to Urumqi, then transfer to the capital city of Yili, Yining by train. However, you need to coordinate with the charter driver to see whether to depart from Urumqi or Yining. 4⃣️If the travel time is not very ample, you can choose the attractions around Yining, like Karakojun, Qiongkushitai, take a bus to Tekes first, which takes two hours, and the fare is 31 yuan per person. Then there are shuttle buses to and from the two attractions in the urban area of Tekes County. The round-trip fare varies from 100-200 yuan per person. 5⃣️The best time to travel in the Yili River Valley is in May and early June, avoiding the peak travel period, the scenery is beautiful and the prices have not yet risen. 6⃣️The daily accommodation fee in the off-season, if you only choose in small county towns, varies from 100-200 yuan per night, so the overall cost for five days, excluding the transportation cost to Xinjiang, is about 5000 yuan fluctuating up and down.